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CVE-2026-42268: CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) in owasp-modsecurity ModSecurity

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-42268cvecve-2026-42268cwe-191cwe-248
Published: 05/12/2026 (05/12/2026, 21:40:19 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: owasp-modsecurity
Product: ModSecurity

Description

ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. From 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15, there is an unhandled exception (std::out_of_range) caused by unsigned integer underflow in libmodsecurity3 if the user (administrator) uses a rule any of @verifySSN, @verifyCPF, or @verifySVNR. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.15.

CVSS v4.0

Score 8.2high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
High
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity
pkg:github/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity
Affected versions
<3.0.15 >=3.0.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/20/2026, 18:50:04 UTC

Technical Analysis

ModSecurity, an open source web application firewall engine, contains an integer underflow vulnerability (CWE-191) in libmodsecurity3 affecting versions from 3.0.0 to before 3.0.15. This vulnerability triggers an unhandled std::out_of_range exception when an administrator uses any of the rules @verifySSN, @verifyCPF, or @verifySVNR. The vulnerability is resolved in version 3.0.15. The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.2 reflects a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no privileges or user interaction required. No vendor advisory or patch link is provided, but the fixed version is clearly identified.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation causes an unhandled exception due to unsigned integer underflow, potentially leading to denial of service or application instability in ModSecurity. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction and can be triggered remotely via crafted rules. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade ModSecurity to version 3.0.15 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since no official vendor advisory or patch link is provided, rely on the version upgrade as the remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the version fix information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-04-26T11:53:27.706Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a03a0decbff5d86101d5c7c

Added to database: 05/12/2026, 21:51:26 UTC

Last enriched: 05/20/2026, 18:50:04 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC

Views: 63

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